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Google Assistant Rolling Out on Sony Android TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Google Assistant is now available on all 2017 and select 2016 Sony Android TVs. The Sony Bravia XE93. Consumers can control their TVs, search for content or ask questions in a similar fashion to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| Voice Input| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Sling TV Rolling Out to Select Samsung Smart TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Sling TV is now available on select Samsung Smart TVs, making it the first live and on-demand over-the-top service to come to the platform. The service is currently available on Samsung’s 2016 line of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 42

AMC Enters US Home Entertainment Market

by Andrew Fenn

US cinema chain AMC is entering the home entertainment market, saying it has “strong studio support” enabling it to do so. CEO and president Adam Aron made the announcement at the company’s third-quarter results …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Deutsche Telekom Launches Zenterio UHD STB in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Deutsche Telekom has launched its first Ultra HD set-top-box in Germany, powered by the Zenterio operating system. The Entertain TV STB offers Ultra HD content via live IPTV, video-on-demand, Netflix, Youtube and other third-party …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Italy Preparing for DVB-T2 HEVC Switchover

by Andrew Fenn

Italy is the first South European country to begin putting plans into motion to switch over its DTT signals to the DVB-T2 HEVC standard, freeing up to 700Mhz frequency band for high-speed 5G internet …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42

All Moscow Schools to be Cloud Connected Within Two Years

by Andrew Fenn

By the end of 2018, every school in Moscow will be connected via a cloud-based platform which is claimed will “revolutionise the entire concept of education”. The Moscow Online School pilot project began in …

Tags:Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Samsung’s New Galaxy Ad Makes Fun of the iPhone

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has taken a cheeky pot-shot or seven at Apple in its latest advert for the Galaxy range of smartphones. Released shortly after the launch of the iPhone X, Samsung’s ad highlights Apple’s late-to-the-party …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Aspic Technologies Joins Forces with B-Com IRT

by Andrew Fenn

Start-up Aspic Technologies has formed a strategic partnership with the B-com Institute of Research and Technology. According to the official announcement, the two companies will “innovate in advanced audio technologies to meet the future …

Tags:AR/VR| audio| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Sony Signs PlayStation Distribution Deal with Omega

by Andrew Fenn

IT firm Omega has been authorised to distribute Sony’s PlayStation products in Austria. Sony originally released the PlayStation 4 in the fourth quarter of 2013. Since then, the hardware has gone through two revisions. …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 42

TP Vision / Philips Choose HDR10+ Over Dolby Vision

by Andrew Fenn

TP Vision, the manufacturer of Philips TVs in Europe, joins Samsung, Panasonic and 20th Century Fox in throwing its support behind HDR10+ over Dolby Vision. The Philips 65PUS6262 Smart TV supports UHD and HDR. …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 24 - Issue 42

Google Play Movies Rolling Out UHD to the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Google has started rolling out Ultra HD movies to its UK Play Store. Google Play Movies in the US and Canada has featured content in Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) since December …

Tags:Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 24 - Issue 42

IHS: Oxide Displays Seeing Massive Growth in Shipments

by Andrew Fenn

IHS Markit’s David Hsieh.Surging on a wave of demand, the market for oxide displays used in mobile PCs is headed for spectacular growth this year. (Oxide Taking Increasing LCD Share) Shipments of oxide TFT-LCD …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Oxide TFTs| Vol 24 - Issue 42